On May 5, 2007, Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (37-0, 24 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Ricardo Mayorga, 11 months and 29 days ago. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on a 37-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Carlos Baldomir, 6 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Oscar De La Hoya really doesn't have much to present against Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Oscar De La Hoya via split decision and wins the WBC title. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 38-0, while De La Hoya adds a loss to his record at 38-5.